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silas lee, we've been staring at you for one whole month. we still can not believe that you are here and that you'll be here for as long as we can imagine. this month has been amazing, but perhaps intense is the better word for it. everything about you has been that way. the speed at which you made your entrance, the way you cry at four in the morning and the way you stare at the ceiling fans - all intense.

so far, sam and i have just been trying to figure this all out. i made him promise early on to make me laugh, a genuine laugh, once a day. your papa has pulled this off everyday, no problem.

the first three weeks, we were all three together. figuring out diapers, avoiding baths, going for walks, hosting well-wishers and asking our friends nicely to bring us meals.

oh, the visitors you have had! everyone wants to have a look at you, some even want to hold you and most have had a hard time handing you back over when we decide it's time to get back to just the three of us.

as of yesterday you weigh eleven pounds and one ounce. you've gained two pounds and four ounces since you were born. your pediatrician called this respectable. we'll take it.

to celebrate today's calendar accomplishment we took you to the diner. sam and i toasted our coffee mugs and all the waitresses wanted a peek at you. then we took you to the market to buy pineapples. then you spent the rest of the afternoon resisting a nap. a most impressive show of resistance. you finally caved at 6pm. when you woke at nine we celebrated you further with a leisurely bath. your reaction to the bath is exquisite - quiet contemplation and consistent attempts to dip your head far into the water. we weren't expecting you to love being in the bath so much, but you surprised us.

i can't wait to see what the next month has in store for us. but i don't want to anticipate too far ahead, there is way too much going on in the every moment. thanks, little baby. you totally rule.